Snape with Thorp is a

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

in the Hambleton District of

North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, covering an area of . Around 40% of the county is covered by National parks of the United Kingdom, national parks, including most of ...

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

. It comprises the village of Snape and the hamlet of Thorp. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 410. Within the parish lie the

Grade I listed In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...

Snape Castle Snape Castle is a semi-fortified manor house in the village of Snape, North Yorkshire, England. The castle is south of Bedale and north of Ripon. At the time of Henry VIII, John Leland described it as "...a goodly castel in a valley eonging ...

and

Thorp Perrow Snape is a large village in the civil parish of Snape with Thorp in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England, located about south of Bedale and west of the A1(M) motorway, it has a population of 350. Nearby is Thorp Perrow Arboret ...

, known for its extensive arboretum.

References

Civil parishes in North Yorkshire Hambleton District {{NorthYorkshire-geo-stub